These titles constitute a core library
of material on the subject of reincarnation.

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Many
Lives, Many Masters: The True Story of a Prominent Psychiatrist, His Young Patient,
and the Past-Life Therapy That Changed Both Their Lives
by Brian L. Weiss

"As a traditional
psychotherapist, Dr. Brian Weiss was astonished and skeptical when one of his patients
began recalling past-life traumas that seemed to hold the key to her recurring nightmares
and anxiety attacks. His skepticism was eroded, however, when she began to channel
messages from the 'space between lives,' which contained remarkable revelations about Dr.
Weiss' family and his dead son. Using past-life therapy, he was able to cure the patient
and embark on a new, more meaningful phase of his own career."

"In 1980, Weiss, head of the psychiatry department at
Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, began treating Catherine, a 27-year-old woman
plagued by anxiety, depression and phobias. When Weiss turned to hypnosis to help
Catherine remember repressed childhood traumas, what emerged were the patient's
descriptions of a dozen or so of her hitherto unknown 86 past lives, as well as
philosophical messages channeled from 'Master Spirits.' Catherine's anxieties and phobias
soon disappeared, says Weiss, and she was able to end therapy. The previously
nonspiritual, scientific Weiss, awed by Catherine's and the masters' revelations, has
written this book to share his new-found knowledge about 'immortality and the true meaning
of life.' Whether or not one believes in reincarnation and channeling, Weiss's book will
disappoint. Catherine's descriptions of her past lives are not particularly compelling or
insightful. Moreover, the teachings of the Master Spirits ('We are not to kill. . . . Only
God can punish,' 'Charity, hope, faith, love . . . we must all know these things,' and
'Our body is just a vehicle for us while we're here. It is our soul and our spirit that
last forever'), while admirable and comforting, are little more than restatements of
traditional religious values."

Regardless
of the "negative" review above, Many Lives, Many Masters is a very
popular book at Amazon.com -- Sales Rank: #761 in Books!

"When her young son's hysterical
fear of loud noises is cured by past life regressionist Norman Inge, and her daughter's
fear of house fires is likewise laid to rest, Bowman, who had already been regressed by
Inge, began to explore past-life regression techniques and theories, particularly as they
relate to young children. Part memoir, part guidebook for parents, part summation of the
works and philosophies of such respected authorities as Jungian therapist Roger Woolger,
psychologist Helen Wambach and psychiatrist Ian Stevenson, among others, this book argues
passionately for the existence of past lives and for the special abilities of young
children to recall their pre-birth memories. Topics covered include death accounts by
children, the way phobias may be connected with death in a past life, particularly a
traumatic death, and the signs that indicate that a child is struggling with an unresolved
past-life burden. Once remembered, a death may become a source of inspiration, according
to Bowman. Clearly written, though at times not clear in its chronological layout, this
study should appeal to a broad range of New Age readers."

"Since 1997 this book has been widely available in the
United States and in nine foreign editions. In 2001 Carol Bowman published a
follow-up book, Return from
Heaven, which explores cases of children's past life memory in the same
family."

"Children who claim to remember a
previous life have been found in many parts of the world, particularly in the Buddhist and
Hindu countries of South Asia, among the Shiite peoples of Lebanon and Turkey, the tribes
of West Africa, and the American northwest. Stevenson has collected over 2,600 reported
cases of past-life memories of which 65 detailed reports have been published. Specific
information from the children's memories has been collected and matched with the data of
their former identity, family, residence, and manner of death. Birthmarks or other
physiological manifestations have been found to relate to experiences of the remembered
past life, particularly violent death. Writing as a specialist in psychiatry and as a
world-renowned scientific investigator of reported paranormal events, Stevenson asks us to
suspend our Western tendencies to disbelieve in 'reincarnation' and consider the reality
of the burgeoning record of cases now available. This book summarizes Stevenson's findings
which are presented in full in the multi-volume work entitled Reincarnation and
Biology: A Contribution to the Etiology of Birthmarks and Birth Defects [See Volume I
& Volume
2 at Amazon.com], also published by Praeger.

This book introduces and condenses a much longer one
entitled Reincarnationand Biology: A Contribution to the Etiology of Birthmarks
and Birth Defects[See Volume I
& Volume
2 at Amazon.com]. That work is a medical
monograph with extensive documentation, references, numerous tables, and many footnotes.
This book has none of these. I have written it to satisfy the needs of readers who wish to
understand the essential content of the larger work without troubling themselves over
details. Let it be read as a series of abstracts .... A reader can only fairly judge the
kinds of cases these books describe by close attention to the many details; and I do not
believe anyone should express an opinion about my conclusions without having met this
condition. Ian Stevenson in the Preface.

"Twenty Cases Suggestive of
Reincarnation....has now become a classic in the field." Sylvia Cranston,
author of Reincarnation -- The Phoenix Fire Mystery

"The seminal work on children's spontaneous past life
memories, and essential reading for anyone seriously interested in research of this
phenomenon." Carol Bowman, author of Childrens Past Lives and Return From Heaven

"This book...is addressed primarily to scientists of any
discipline who may find the contents of interest and value. But a larger public has
manifested a growing interest in the work...." Ian Stevenson

"Dr. Stevenson gives detailed reports of twenty cases of
children (from five different countries) who claimed to remember previous lives."

"Many cultures accept that a
person may die and then come back to life in another form, but westerners have
traditionally rejected the idea. Recently, however, surveys conducted in Europe indicate a
substantial increase in the number of Europeans who believe in reincarnation, and multiple
claims of reincarnation have been reported. This book examines particular cases in Europe
that are suggestive of reincarnation. The first section provides a brief history of the
belief in reincarnation among Europeans. The second section considers eight cases from the
first third of the twentieth century that were not independently investigated, but were
reported and sometimes published by the persons concerned. The third section covers 32
cases from the second half of the twentieth century that were investigated by the author.
Many of these cases involved either children who exhibited unusual behavior attributed to
a previous life, or adults who experienced recurrent or vivid dreams attributed to a
previous life. In the fourth section, the author compares European cases suggestive of
reincarnation with those of other countries and cultures."

All
in the Mind: Reincarnation, Hypnotic Regression, Stigmata, Multiple Personality, and
Other Little-Understood Powers of the Mind
by Ian Wilson

"Historian/journalist Wilson
provides an overview of claims of reincarnation and the recall of past lives under
hypnosis. He discusses the research of Ian Stevenson, the Bridey Murphy case, and several
cases resulting from the current wave of interest in hypnotic age-regression. He uncovers
fresh facts in the old cases and presents some new ones. He proposes that the phenomena of
cryptomnesia, multiple personality, and Hilgard's 'hidden observer' can account for most
cases, but admits that there is a residue defying explanation. The book has been
meticulously researched and referenced and is as readable as it is instructive."
Rhea
White

"Mr. Wilson's volume is probably [one of] the most
important critique[s] ever attempted of the reincarnation question....Some of his
criticisms are extremely valuable, especially his analyses of some hypnotic regression
cases. Unfortunately, the book is marred by the author's snow-job approach to many
cases and his equally questionable treatment of Ian Stevenson's work. His attempts
to 'explain' reincarnation memories as constructed by an element of the unconscious will
be superficially appealing to readers unfamiliar with the research on which he improperly
builds his arguments. Nonetheless, it is one of the few serious books on
reincarnation available and should be read by students of the controversy. The
author's bias is usually so transparent that the critical readers will have little trouble
spotting it and taking some aspects of the book with a grain of salt." D. Scott Rogo,
1985.

"This is a
thorough study of the theory of reincarnation. Walker describes the doctrine of
reincarnation as it appears in various religions and also deals with the scientific
evidence for reincarnation. Alternate explanations are also discussed. Walker points out
that the reincarnation hypothesis is favored by the testimony of tradition while the
scientific evidence rules against it. 'We therefore cannot be so skeptical as to reject it
outright, nor so dogmatic as to accept it without qualification. This book presents the
evidence from both sides, and it is left to readers to draw their own conclusions' (p. 8).
He does not seem to be concerned with the possibility of doctrinal compliance." Rhea
White.

"As a book that attempts to
critically evaluate the evidence for reincarnation, this volume is a total failure.
The author's negative appraisal is based on weak and often superficial criticisms of some
of the classic classes in the literature." D. Scott Rogo,
1985.

The references are a
comprehensive listing of literature on reincarnation, including its related topic,
karma."

"Chapters include reincarnation in Eastern religions
(Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism), in comparative religions and philosophy, in
Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, cases of reincarnation, past-life therapy, astrology and
reincarnation, popular works, reincarnation in literature, and reference works. Each
chapter begins with a general descriptive essay which gives a basic overview of the
respective topics."

"Over 500 books are described. Each
entry includes full bibliographic information, a description of the contents, and
additionally, in most cases, an excerpt is included that gives the 'flavor' of the book.
Pro- and anti-reincarnation sources are featured for this highly controversial subject. An
appendix lists organizations that are concerned with reincarnation. This will be of
interest to religious scholars and students and anyone interested in this fascinating
topic."

Kear...offers 562 extensively but nonevaluatively
annotated citations to the best-known, most cited books on reincarnation...suitable for
academic libraries serving all levels of students.